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G. A. ORISSON.- Ou'rtain Fixture.

No. 242,891. Patented June 14,1881.

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TNESSES 06m GEORGE A. GRISSON,

cu RTA'IN- PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part .of Letters Patent No. 242,891, dated'J'une 14, 1881.

Application filed March 24, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. ORISSON, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Curtain-Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to facilitate adjusting curtains.

The invention consists in an improved swinging curtain-bracket .formed of a plate provided with segmental transverse slot, into which a beveled stud of a slideloosely mounted on the guide-rod of the window-casin g and suspended from suitable cords passes, this plate being pivoted at its upper end to this slide.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an inside elevation of a window provided with myimproved curtain-fixture. Fig.2 is a crosssectionalelevation of the same, showinga modificationin the arrangement of the guide rod or wire. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my improved swinging bracketfor curtain-rods. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line as 00, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isacross'sectional elevation of the double pulley, over which the curtain-cords for the two opposite ends of the curtain-roller pass and Fig.6, a side elevation ofa slidingcurtain-rod bracketloosely mounted on the guide-rod.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A thin rod or wire, A, has its ends bent rectangularly and driven into the window-casings 15,01 into the stop-bead O, in such a manner that this rod will be vertical or parallel with thesash, and will project from the casing B or stop-bead G a distance ofabout oneinch. The curtain-roller D, which may be of any de sired kind, but preferably spring'actuated, is

pivoted to or held at eachend by a plate, E, into which the pivots or pins of the roller pass, both of these pins revolving in the sockets or aperture of this plate if an ordinary roller is used, whereas one pin must beheld rigidly in case a spring-roller is used. This plate E is provided with a segmental slot, F, the sides of which are beveled toward each other, from the inner toward the outer surface of the plate in its lower end, and into this slot a correspondin g beveled stud, G, of a slide, H, passes, to which slide the plateE is pivoted at its upper end This slide is provided with a longitudinal aperture, (shown in dotted lines at J,

Fig. 3,) through which aperture the rod or wire A passes, thus permitting the slide to move vertically on this rod.

The slide H is provided at the upper end with an arm, K, projecting from the rod A, which arm is providedwith an aperture for the curtain-cord L, from which the slide is suspended.

The plate E is provided with a stud, M, with a lower beveled edge, which laps over theupper beveled edge of an arm, N, at thelower end of the slide.

The cords L L of the curtain-brackets pass over a double pulley, P, at one side of the window, and the cord L also passes over a single pulley, O, at the other side, and are united and held by some suitable fastening attached to the casing near the sill.

The double pulley P consists of a casing containingtwo grooved rollers or pnlleys,Pand]? at right angles to each other, as shown in Fig. 5.

In case the swinging brackets are not desired, the pivots of the curtain-roller may pass into apertures of slides R, loosely mounted on the rods A, passing through apertures in the slides, which are also suspended from the cords L and L; but this is not new, and forms no part of my invention.

The operation is as follows The curtainroller D can be lowered more or less, as may be desired, and the curtain can be unrolled more or less, thus permitting the curtains S to be adjusted in any desired positionin the window-casing. As the two cords L and L are connected, the two ends of the curtain will be raised or lowered together. If there is sufficient space in the window-casing, therods A are to be arranged as shownin Fig. 2, and the slides R are to be used to hold the curtainroller; but if the folding blinds occupy the greater part of the casing, the rods A cannot be arranged as shown in Fig. 2, but mu'stproject from the stop-bead G, as shown in .Fig. 1, parallel with the plane of the sash, and the swinging brackets must be used, for the sash will strike against the curtain and press the same outward, thus causing the plates E to swing on their pivot holding them to the slides H in the direction of the arrow a, as shown in Fig. 3. 1t the sash is lowered, the plates E swing back into their position.

The beveled stud G, fitting in the beveled segmental slot F, guides the plate E and prevents any irregularities in the movements.

It is not absolutely necessary that the sides of the slot F and stud G are beveled; but I prefer this construction.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv 1. The combination, with a curtain-roller, D, of the swinging brackets E, the slides H, the rods A, the cords L L,and the single pulley O and double pulley P, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a swinging bracket for curtain-rollers, the combination, with the slide H, provided with a stud, G, of the plate E, pivoted to the slide H, and provided with a segmental guideslot, F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a carrying-bracket for rollers, the combination, with the slide H, loosely mounted on the guide-rod A, and having beveled arm N, arm K, provided with orifice for lifting-cord, and beveled stud Gr at lower end, of the plate E, pivoted to the slide H, and provided with a beveled segmental slot, F, and a beveled projection, M, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

GEO. A. GRISSON.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, (J. SEDGWICK. 

